DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

The controller and the processor shall always designate a data protection officer where:

1. the processing is carried out by a public authority or body, except for courts acting in their judicial capacity;
2. the core activities of the controller or processor consist of processing operations which, by virtue of their nature, scope and/or purposes, require regular and systematic monitoring of data subjects on a large scale; or
3. the core activities of the controller or processor consist of processing, on a large scale, of special categories of personal data pursuant to Article 9 or of data relating to criminal convictions and offences referred to in Article 10.

According to the Italian Data Protection Authority, where the above conditions apply, the following, by way of example and not limitation, are required to appoint a DPO: public service concessionaires (local public transport, waste collection, water services, etc.), credit institutions; insurance companies; credit information systems; financial companies; commercial information companies; auditing firms; debt collection companies; security and surveillance firms; political parties and movements; trade unions; tax assistance centres and welfare agencies; companies in the utilities sector (telecommunications, electricity or gas distribution, etc.); temporary staffing and recruitment agencies; companies in the healthcare and health prevention/diagnostics sector such as private hospitals, spas, medical analysis laboratories and rehabilitation centres; call centre companies; companies providing IT services; companies providing pay-TV services.

• We inform and advise the controller or processor, as well as the employees who carry out processing, of their obligations under the GDPR and other Union or Member State data protection provisions.
• We monitor compliance with the GDPR, with other Union or Member State data protection provisions and with the controller’s or processor’s policies on the protection of personal data, including the assignment of responsibilities, awareness-raising and training of staff involved in processing operations, and the related audits.
• We provide advice, where requested, on the data protection impact assessment and monitor its performance pursuant to Article 35.
• We cooperate with the supervisory authority.
• We act as the contact point for the supervisory authority on issues relating to processing, including the prior consultation referred to in Article 36, and carry out consultations, where appropriate, on any other matter